It began with a Facebook conversation on a public thread. Person 1 asked whether believing Jesus was God was necessary to call themselves a Christian. Person 2 agreed it was not necessary and commented that the bounds of orthodoxy was… Continue Reading
Pastor John McMartin, formerly pastor of Inspire Church, a large Pentecostal church in Liverpool, Sydney, has had his conviction for assault with an act of indecency set aside. The conviction and penalty of an intensive corrections order with 120 hours… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column There IS a middle path: Sydney Anglican minister and author Michael Jensen has a strong case for The Voice published on the Gospel Coalition website. Obadiah commends it to you for your consideration. Obadiah agrees with… Continue Reading
A possible future for the progressive wing of Christianity is the subject of an extensive report by Real Clear Investigations, part of the Real Clear Politics website that is noted for linking to opinions ranging from left to right, and… Continue Reading
Freedom for Faith (FFF), an interfaith group promoting religious freedom, has welcomed a proposed update to the Australian Labor Party platform. “As a whole, this platform is an improvement on the previous platform – which was itself a major improvement… Continue Reading
A statement by Archbishop Kaniska Raffel of the Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia has affirmed a traditional Christian understanding of some homosexual activity as sin and rejected laws that impose criminal penalties. This follows to the Anglican… Continue Reading
The Diocese of the Southern Cross will be the new home for eight Uniting Church in Australia minister who became Anglicans today. An ex-Uniting Congregation now known as Faith Church Sunshine Coast was also officially launched today, creating a major… Continue Reading
Brian Houston, the founder of Hillsong, will find out whether he is found guilty or not on August 17. The date for hearing the verdict in his trial on a charge of failing to report the sexual assault by his… Continue Reading
Brian Houston, the founder of Hillsong, has returned to court for final submissions in his trial on a charge of failing to report his father Frank Houston’s sexual assault of a child. Brett Sengstock, the victim, is also in court… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Coming in at number 27: Recently, The Other Cheek ran a story on reports that Crocodiles and reptiles have virgin births, all true, apparently. This was a clever response to the Reuters version. Obadiah loves a… Continue Reading